
Career | Life | Leadership Coaching - See Coaching Bio Below
An Exceptional Certified Career, Leader, Development & Life Coach who has been recognized as the go-to coach and mentor throughout his career.
The job search has changed considerably in the past few years as companies have transformed the way they identify and attract new talent. Michael brings years of Talent Acquisition experience, along with instructing the new Talent Acquisition Bootcamp at the University of California. This enables him to guide the client on how to conduct a SMART job search by understanding these new methods and tools. His unique method of marketing and branding helps to distinguish and differentiate you from your competition, other candidates. The goal is to educate the client on how to become a Free Agent and using this mindset to develop a career strategy and consider the different options in the new gig ecomony to get you there. The coaching process begins by creating your foundation with an effective resume and outstanding LinkedIn profile. This is followed by how to conduct your job search in the most effective manner using the 3 Legged Stool. Then coaching resumes as needed to prepare you for the various stages of the interview and selection process.
My coaching philosophy and style is; Inspirational, Passionate, Empathetic, Understanding, Very Knowledgeable, Authentic and Speaks from The Heart. A powerful style of coaching emphasizing that Personal Growth & Development should begin from the Inside – Out, with an intrinsic motivation to succeed. Client is responsible for their development & assumes a take charge mentality. Coach acts as an inspiration and guide to get you there.
- My coach, Michael McGinnis, was amazing. He took the time to get to know me and my aspirations. His coaching was very valuable in getting my 'brand' to be top notch. He also greatly assisted me in staying focused and providing resources to continue to learn and to stay positive during the time I was not working. The ability to have many sessions and even have quick questions answsered through email was very effective.
A. Zangri
I connected with Michael McGinnis post layoff announcement and it was a single 25 min. discussion that really helped me process my feelings and thoughts around the layoff. He was there to listen, he was so kind and supportive - it made all the difference during that difficult time. I let him know my thoughts about next career options and he gave me a framework on how to think about and approach my next career search. The meeting was invaluable. Thank you!
S. Truong
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- This was wonderful, I am grateful for having access to this service. Thank you, my resume, perspective on the current job market, and how to go about finding a new job were all greatly enhanced. The most effective aspects were the resume review and coaching sessions.
J. Statz
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- Michael McGinnis was fabulous. Positive with superb advise. He helped me update my resume and linked in account and assisted with every question I had. Michael truly cared about my job search.
M. Cava
I especially cherish the time spent with my career coach Michael McGinnis. He's knowledgeable, relatable, and a great listener. He's willing to share his own experience to encourage me. He's a great coach indeed!
Q. Li
I had a session with Michael MCGINNIS, who was really great, we only needed one session but we changed subject in the session, instead of talking about looking for jobs I asked him about entreprenueurship. He was able to share his experience and also the content in LinkedIn that can help me be successful.
R. Rosario
Michael McGinnis was extremely helpful and informative on providing improvements to my resume.
A. Siefert
I really enjoy the coaching sessions from Mr. Michael McGinnis. He's very resourceful and give very helpful inputs on my job search. Really appreciate him a lot.
P. Meng
- Michael, my coach, was great!!
P. Goldstein
I want to start off by saying the information I received from our conversations was unparalleled. You provided me with some really great pointers. Your guidance and help were vert beneficial. Once again I want to thank you for your assistance, advice, and expertise through this transition.
D. Ellis
- My one-to-one sessions were the most effective aspect of the services, my coach Michael McGinnis was very informative, supportive and offered great suggestions to my particular needs.
C. Luna
- Michael provided amazing support. He answered my questions and provided invaluable tips on navigating the job application process, preparing my resume, updating my LinkedIn profile, utilizing social media to optimize success in obtaining interviews, getting in touch with key individuals to demonstrate interest and increase chances of getting contacted, how to communicate with them and what to say, navigating multiple interview offers, etc. The help was invaluable and definitely set me up for success. I will also be able to utilize this knowledge for years to come. Thank you so much for everything!
C. Beaulieu
I would like to extend my personal gratitude to Michael McGinnis for his support and guidance throughout my program. He has all the exceptional skills and qualities one could ask for in a career coach. I was fortunate to have been assigned to him. Thank you Michael and to all the LHH team! Keep up the great work!
E. Vales
Michael McGinnis is an awesome coach. He connected with me all the time with great input and assistance with all aspects of my job search.
A. Merchant
Michael is an awesome coach - very dedicated and truly cares about each person.
M. Kelley
Career Coach - Michael MCGINNIS. He was awesome and connected with me all the time with very good input and assistance.
A. Merchant
I can't believe it has already been 2 years since we interacted. In our interactions, your advice was lasting and motivated me to not settle until I was happy which is why I changed roles roles another few times since then, finally landing a position that fits and will last. Once again thanks for your coaching and advice.
B. Vinick
Resume reviews and improvements, Michael is an awesome coach - very dedicated and truly care about each person, database for executive search firms, multiple webinars (branding, LinkedIn, prepare for the interviews).
M. Kelley
Career Coach - Michael MCGINNIS. He was awesome and connected with me all the time with very good input and assistance.
A. Merchant
Michael McGinnis is excellent! His one-on-one counseling sessions are the best. Thank you.
J. Scott
One on one coaching with Michael McGinnis was great. His YouTube videos about resume development and using LinkedIn for a job search were exceptional!
D. Williamson
Personal coaching session for resume and LinkedIn profile with Michael McGinnis were exceptional!
A. Reljic
Michael McGinnis was a great coach as I transitioned to consulting work. Having regular meetings with him really helped me navigate my job search and transition. I also valued the help updating my resume.
H. Hebert
The one on one consultation I was blessed to participate in, led by Michael McGinnis was invaluable! I can't thank Michael McGinnis enough in preparing me for my next career steps. Michael was able to immediately set my expectations properly as to how the job market and prospecting for my new career is in 2020/21. I was able to move through the steps of job loss, career search prep, and then begin engaging through networking and supporting others in their search. I feel I have learned not only invaluable career life lessons but life lessons for this age (both "at my age" and the year/times that we live in). Thank you Michael!
M. Kerwin
The specific coaching on resume, LinkedIn and personal branding. Michael McGinnis had great sessions on these topics and his personalized review and recommendations were very helpful.
N. Kuhnert
Thanks for all of your wisdom, guidance, knowledge share, and encouragement! Without you, I would not have known how to start, manage, and close my job search!
P. Phillips
One on one time with career coach Michael McGinnis is absolutely the best. He uses every minute of the meeting to show me how to creatively and strategically connect with others in LinkedIn and utilize the tools. He is very resourceful. His candid feedback to the many questions that I may have encountered during the job search and interviewing process helps me improve.
L. Rorye
Michael McGinnis was an awesome coach and provided many practical tips as well as cheer leading and support.
J. Brennan
Working with Michael McGinnis was absolutely outstanding! He was very knowledgeable, available, and empathetic to me. He really took the time to understand my situation, and his coaching was very helpful. His suggestions regarding my resume and LinkedIn profile were very instructive - I have had dozens of views to my profile. Michael is a good listener, and knows just how to coach and make relevant suggestions. Also, his group coaching classes were very helpful. Thank You Michael
D. Heckathorne
Personal knowledge/network of Michael McGinnis was very helpful in getting me to consider different options in my job search and connected me with helpful individuals.
D. Mikuriya
Michael McGinnis is an effective coach and advisor. His guidance was invaluable in transitioning into my next role. The feedback on my LinkedIn profile, to interview preparation, and starting at my new role were very helpful.
M. Choy
Thanks for your help during these very challenging times; I appreciate the support from Michael McGinnis and his insight and guidance in support of my job transition. Having access to a live career counselor, with experience, was very helpful.
A. Quintero
Michael McGinnis is a very effective coach and very helpful to me personally. He always gave concrete, useful feedback and suggestions to me.
K. Peterson
My personal coach, Michael McGinnis, was by far the most effective aspect of my job search. His words of wisdom and encouragements were indeed what I needed at this hard time.
A. Ghofrani
The one on one coaching with Michael McGinnis was exactly what I needed. He was motivating, focused, and helped me think about what my options were.
J. Kilpatrick
My coach Mike was great to work with. Would highly recommend him. Highlights include; Resume review and feedback, LinkedIn Make-Over tips and feedback.
L. Arzon
The direct 1-on-1 interaction allowed me to explore questions and concerns I had about the direction and approach. The feedback was insightful and applicable.
L. Pollack
My career coach was the best part. Thank you, Michael, for all your encouragement.
D. Ruiz
Great personal coach that helped me with the right tools, advice, and encouragement through the whole process. A great program to help structure the approach to your new reality, with many tools and information to explore different alternatives and personal coaching.
D. Fernandez
Michael is a great coach with my job search. I was preparing Amazon's leadership interview questions and don't know where to start. He pointed me to very valuable preparation videos immediately. During the 1:1 video coaching with him, he also point out some important details like looking at your interviewer through the camera, etc that i ignored before. All in all, he is excellent and helped a lot during my career search. I highly recommend Michael as career coach!
M. Yi
My career coach, Michael McGinnis, was very helpful and inspirational on my job search journey!
B. Zenz
My sessions with Michael McGinnis were very helpful. He was motivational and really helped me think through my options. Also the resume updates provided were very helpful. I also appreciated the time flexibility provided due to family circumstances. All in all a great experience. Thank you.
A. Brumme
As "active retirement" was my new career goal, I appreciated that my coach tailored his assistance to my needs.
V. Oliver
His teaching was great! Made me really excited about my career again, and really thinking about my future.
UCSD Student
Michael McGinnis is a fantastic coach - really kind, upbeat and thoughtful.
K. Haahr
The most effective aspects of my LHH service was meeting with my career coach, Michael McGinnis.
J. Ellerbrock
Individual career coaching and follow up / 1:1s with M. McGinnis - fantastic work!! Good Job Mike
I. Popoff
Thanks so much for your help on this journey! I appreciate all of your wisdom and you are excellent guide and career coach.
B. Zenz
I was not in a typical transition, but was exploring active retirement after leaving my company. The coaching I received included potential paths for this phase of my life that I had not known existed. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to work with my career coach, Michael McGinnis.
J. Ellerbrock
Michael McGinnis was fantastic - really kind, upbeat and thoughtful. Thanks so much - it was wonderful working with you. Your kindness meant so much to me.
K. Haahr
The most effective aspects from my coaching experience were Resume, Branding advice and Career Coaching (Michael McGinnis was outstanding).
J. Irelan
The most effective aspects of my coaching experience was working one-on-one with my coach Michael. It was extremely helpful.
T. Halloran
"The career coach I worked with, Michael McGinnis, is awesome!"
M. Townsend
Michael McGinnis made all the difference in the world. He was able to establish a genuine relationship with me that enabled him to get to do things that everyone was saying (ie in the webinars) but that I wasn't actually doing. I appreciate the moral support too. I'm lucky to have had him as my career coach!
B. Nakano
I enjoyed working with Michael McGinnis as my career coach. His guidance was very helpful to help me navigate through this rough patch in my life.
D. Manayani
Michael McGinnis provided excellent job search and retirement planning advice.
L. Arb.
My coach Michael McGinnis was very perceptive and was effective in jumpstarting my job search focus so kudos to him. Michael was prolific in sending out material that I found useful.
J. Mahler
Excellent guidance from my coach Michael who was always there to help with any questions I had. The professional resume consultation and updating LinkedIn profile session was also very helpful.
M. Alibhai
In the years that we worked together at Bose, I always knew there was something very special about you. I'm not talking about talent, exceptional expertise in your area, or your ability to put together excellent training. I see now what that was. It was your heart. That, my friend, is the best quality about you. You have lived a full life - excelling professionally and always caring more for others than for yourself. You have, and continue to, bless others.
T. Hall
I really like how positive he was - Professor McGinnis was so engaged and supportive of everyone's input. He was super open to all questions and comments. He is clearly an expert in his field and I absolutely gained a lot of knowledge that I have already implemented in my career.
T&D Student - UCSD
1:1 with my coach Michael, helped me keep focused and was always positive.
M. Ternavan
Michael McGinnis is a superb coach and mentor. He was encouraging and dedicated.
T. Lauerman
Mike is wonderful, and my time with you was emotionally supporting and informative
A. Kaplan
Michael McGinnis was an incredible coach. He was very Professional, helpful, encouraging, and an overall pleasant person to talk with.
M. Chevrie
Michael McGinnis was a great sounding board
C. Dekker
"Michael's coaching and teaching skills have helped me further develop my leadership, facilitation, and coaching skills."
S. Hilsher
"I would have to say that Michael makes a difference in every person he comes in contact with. He is able to transfer his energy and passion for learning and personal development into an individual or a large group."
D. Gibson
"I would not be where I am today without the commitment to my development by Mike. He is an amazing leader that focuses on the development of his team and others. His results are outstanding and a result of his focus on people first"
K. Gordon
"I’ve left every coaching session with Michael feeling like I was ready for a bigger challenge."
C. Walker
"Mike is a seasoned learning and organization development professional and I’ve benefited from his knowledge and skills many times over the past decade"
J. van Deusen